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President says he'll build up manufacturing during Pittsburgh visit

Surrounded by an array of gadgets and high tech equipment, President Barack Obama pledged to boost American manufacturing and to give entrepreneurs greater access to production tools that would help bring their ideas to fruition.

Surrounded by an array of gadgets and high tech equipment, President Barack Obama pledged to boost American manufacturing and to give entrepreneurs greater access to production tools that would help bring their ideas to fruition.

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Updated: 6:41 PM EDT Jun 17, 2014

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WEBVTT THE TINKERERS, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING IN THEIR GARAGE -- Reporter: MR. OBAMA USED HIS iPAD CASE AS AN EXAMPLE. I LOVE THIS CASE, AND THE FIRST PROTOTYPE WAS MADE AT A TECH SHOP. Reporter: THE PRESIDENT TOOK QUESTIONS FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, INCLUDING A PAINTER, WHO ASKED WHETHER WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS HAVE IT ROUGHER. THE CHALLENGES OF WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE EXIST WHETHER YOU'RE AN ENTREPRENEUR OR YOU ARE TAKING A MORE CONVENTIONAL ROUTE. Reporter: DO YOU THINK THE PRESIDENT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION? HE DID, AND IT WAS TRUTHFUL, WHICH IS NOT REALLY GREAT, BUT IT'S CHANGING AND THAT'S ALL YOU CAN HOPE FOR. Reporter: OTHERS IN THE AUDIENCE, FROM APP DESIGNERS TO SHEET METAL WORKERS, WERE GLAD TO SEE THE PRESIDENT SUPPORTING THE SO-CALLED MAKER MOVEMENT. I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY POSITIVE THAT HE'S WORKING WITH THE MAKER COMMUNITY AND THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS AND CREATE SHOPS LIKE THIS. Reporter: PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS MADE THREE TRIPS TO PITTSBURGH THIS YEAR, WHICH PROMPTED MAYOR PEDUTO TO MAKE HIM AN OFFER. I TOLD HIM I COULD HELP HIM. I'LL FIND HIM AN APARTMENT. Reporter: WHAT WAS HIS REACTION? HE SAID THE WINTERS ARE TOO COLD, REMIND HIM TOO MUCH OF CHICAGO. Reporter: A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, THERE WAS A MAKERS FAIR HERE IN PITTSBURGH. WELL, TOMORROW, THE PRESIDENT'S GOING TO BE HOSTING ONE AT THE WHITE HOUSE, AND AMONG THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE THERE, MAYOR PEDUTO, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS.

President says he'll build up manufacturing during Pittsburgh visit

Surrounded by an array of gadgets and high tech equipment, President Barack Obama pledged to boost American manufacturing and to give entrepreneurs greater access to production tools that would help bring their ideas to fruition.